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IPhone Users Rejoice as Google Maps Makes its Return

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    FBN’s Shibani Joshi on the latest version of the map app.

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And the big story in tech land today is that this is making a lot of iPhone users happy -- now has for months there's been criticism over the mapping.

Application on the new iPhone and apple -- -- finally today approved Google Maps to have an -- For its new operating system used to be able to get your -- -- it used to be able to get Google Maps under I thought it was built and that it went away before I rates.

And and lots literally a lot of without and I know you guys -- reporting on -- said there is some folks in Australia and I got lost because they were using apple Macs probe apple maps program and I ended up in the outback without water and all sorts of things but no longer you're gonna be able to find -- -- just fine is Google just unveiled.

This morning in the apple -- -- they're Google Maps act I was able to download it early this morning it's easy it's fast and free it was able to review it is well.

And here are some of my favorite feature is -- think you guys are gonna light first it's slick new interface.

It's clean it's into -- David doesn't require a lot of -- to get to where you're going.

You can Google search in the applications if you're looking for a dry cleaner -- you can search for it and then find it in the same box.

It has its -- like voice guided turn by turn directions public transit schedules.

All around the globe and you get your location saved on multiple devices if you're looking for our restaurant for example.

Sitting at your home your home computer.

When you are on the road on yours on your cell -- or even when -- get to work you can keep up with those directions anywhere along the way.

A couple features that.

We're still waiting for.

-- it's written it's not available on the iPad yes stats are waiting for that and then there's no integration with contacts so if you have your doctors.

Address saved in your contacts he kink in it seamlessly output into the application just yet but that's just you can.

You can imagine just a matter of time -- -- share -- Doing pretty well we think probably because of the release lots of price today.

Yeah up over 700 again and -- -- that the turn by turn -- to actually be turning where you think you're supposed to be going.

Which is another key to this thank you should Bonnie thanks British.

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